phan / phan/phan

Make NegatedConditionVisitor also call BlockAnalysisVisitor->visitCall to analyze (!A && B)

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Description

Observed: PhanTypeMismatchArgumentNullable
Expected: No warnings

function any() : ?array {
    return ['abc'];
}
function expects_array(array $x) {
    return true;
}
if (!is_null($x = any()) && expects_array($x)) {
}

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Research direction

Locate NegatedConditionVisitor and BlockAnalysisVisitor::visitCall in the analyzer, then reproduce the issue with the provided nullable-array example. Trace how the condition is analyzed and verify that the example produces no PhanTypeMismatchArgumentNullable warning when the fix is complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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